Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014
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160. (1) A person who obstructs or attempts to obstruct any member of the Garda Síochána or other person acting under powers conferred by Part 2 other than section 11 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €30,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both. | ||
(2) A person who obstructs or attempts to obstruct a member of the Garda Síochána, a prison officer of a prison or a place of detention or an authorised member of the staff of a children detention school acting under powers conferred by section 11 , 31 , 32 or 34 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both. | ||
(3) A person who— | ||
(a) obstructs a member of the Garda Síochána in the exercise of his or her powers under section 35 , or | ||
(b) does not comply, or obstructs compliance, with an order made by a judge of the District Court under that section, | ||
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both. | ||
(4) A person who obstructs or attempts to obstruct the Committee in the performance of its functions under Part 9 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both. | ||
(5) The application of this section to a child is without prejudice to section 108 of the Act of 2001. |